Where does “sprite” come from?

sprite (Finnish) comes from English sprite, from Middle English sprite, from Old French esprit, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

sprite (Finnish): sprite

Definitions

  1. sprite

Ancestry of “sprite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspriteA spirit; a soul; a shade; An apparition; ghost;...
2Middle Englishsprite—
3Old Frenchespritspirit
4Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
5Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
6Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- →Every word from Latin spīrō →Every word from Latin spīritus →